Beau et ancien peigne en bambou à 15 branches du Golfe de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée.
Il présente un beau décor incisé géométrique dans la partie haute.
Ancienne patine mielle nuancée .
Epoque début[...]
I continue to get out of the boxes and cases acquired in the succession of our Pau scholar whose insatiable cosmopolitan curiosity continues to reveal surprises and many questions: some of the objects[...]
Pretty male Bembe figure in hard wood with beautiful ocher patina. In a classical style, she stands upright, her hands holding bells, her eyes encrusted with small fragments of earthenware. Beautiful [...]
Baule (Baoulé) statuette - Ivory Coast
Sculpture representing a seated woman, hands on her knees. Wood with brown-back patina. The sculpture presents the traditional baule keloids scars and a hairs[...]
Pair of Yoruba "Edan" staves in bronze (Nigeria)
17.5 cm high without base.
With base: approximately 20.5 x 13 x 7 cm.
Beginning of the 20th century.
One of the most powerful religious communi[...]
Borneo paddle - Indonesia. This model is very interesting by the presence of a fine and delicate carved pattern in bas-relief representing the slender tail of a cetacean or a fish.
Shards on the top [...]
Ancient Dan mask with horns. It is made of hard wood with a black lacquered patina. The horns are detached from the forehead (native restoration on the right) and marked with red lacquered bands. This[...]
Important ritual figure of ancestor of the Janus type, with a double gaze recalling the presence of the deceased among the tribe. Sculpture of primitive invoice, monoxyle, with angular and stylized fo[...]
Ceremonial bone spoon.
The openwork diamond-shaped handle is enhanced with a circle dot decor. Very beautiful brown lacquered patina.
Restoration between the handle and the spoon Léga People, Democr[...]
Okuyi or Mukuyi mask used for funeral ceremonies. Light wood (cheese) covered with kaolin and polychromy. Pounou, Gabon. Beginning of the 20th Century.
Magnificent ceremonial object: the drum knocker of the Senufo ethnic group.
A fertility ritual where taboos govern the life of the tribe, we can observe here the know-how of the shaman-sculptor who i[...]
Kuba eyeshadow box of cylindrical shape richly decorated with geometric patterns. These patterns are worn upwards, where the box is held, remove the cover. Beautiful patina. Height: 22 cm including co[...]
Large camel leather bag. Touareg, Mauritania, Mali, Niger. West Africa. Early 20th century. Dimension of the bag alone: (h) 85x (l) 95cm; length of fringes: 50cm; length of the hanging straps: 33cm.
Ritual bowl with chicha alcohol. Monoxyl wood with a representation of two cows under a yoke (symbol of abundance).
Wood, very nice patina of use.
two local restorations (blocked slits), a cow is mi[...]
Vacca Bruto small and ancient ritual dance mask from the Bissagos Islands off Guinea Bissau. Equipped with two real horns and furnished with fabric, it was worn on the top of the dancer's skull. Rathe[...]
Primitive Maldives surfboard brought back to France by one of the pioneers of surfing in the archipelago. This board is an incredible document of history, because it dates from before the arrival of m[...]
Cercueil anthropomorphe, ou statue funéraire Efomba Ntombe, vers 1950
Nommés Bonganga ou Efombe selon les auteurs, ces cercueils anthropomorphes étaient destinés à accueillir la dépouille de dignita[...]
The succession of our Pau scholar has led us to many researches to discover the use of certain objects.
In all honesty and objectivity (I am dropped off at the Pavillon de Breteuil as a standard of o[...]
This Nepalese mask dates from the end of the 19th century or the very beginning of the 20. The roughly sculpted lines give it a rough appearance where the subject seems busionne with very worm-eaten a[...]
Sculpted statues, dressed but the clothes are also carved in wood. Funeral art. Reference, video of the exhibition on quai Branly September 18, 2018 to January 1, 2019: Madagascar, art of the big isla[...]
North Cameroon, Kirdi people, early 20th century, very nice bronze counterweight. Such an accessory was worn by women to maintain the veil on the back. Circular in shape, this beautiful object is deco[...]
Statue of a man standing with his arms and hands folded over his body.
He is wearing a hat.
Circa 1930.
Ibibio people, Nigeria.
Small accident on one of the hands (see photo).
Old mother of pearl chest ornament « Kina » from Pinatada Maxima, fibers and shell
Mendi people, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Base made in patinated brass
Inv. # 3454
Old Ibeji female statuette, Yoruba people, scarified face with hands resting on thighs, beautiful headdress, she was used in the cult of twins. Beautiful patina of use. Provenance: private collection.[...]
Couple of lions FON BENIN, beginning of century European pedestals, undoubtedly French. Missing the tails of each of the lions, but there remains the hole.
Shaman rattle Haida, British Columbia, second half of the 20th century Wood and pigments 22.5 x 10 x 5 cm Anthropomorphic figure rattle covered with blue pigments and symmetrical patterns on both side[...]
Igbos is one of Nigeria's three great nations. They are mainly located in the south-eastern part of the country (bordered by Benue to the north and the Niger River to the west), but they also constitu[...]
This beautiful object was given to me with a certificate of authenticity by its previous owner, It is a Keala statue (Cross River region, Nigeria) of the mid-twentieth century. I am translating part o[...]
To say that I'm complaining about my memory foam pillow ... I should try this pose Chokwe ethnic neck, brought back from Africa in 1959. Okay, my photos are blurry, I'm dusty to the eye. sorry Still t[...]
Pair Of Scepters, Votive Ritual Statuettes, South West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire). Circa 1950/60. Employed during a ritual ceremony, concerning the fertility of a couple. carved ebony wood decorated with [...]
The conch triton is a shellfish commonly used as a traditional musical instrument or call horn. This Polynesian conch, recognizable because the mouth is on the side of the exit, can be held with one h[...]
Luba people, Democratic Republic of Congo, first half of the 20th century, extremely rare carved wooden mask carrier bracelet in the round of two Kifwebe lunar masks presented head-to-tail so that a m[...]
The term oliphant (whose etymology comes from oliphant for elephant), designates a trumpet, instrument of "music" to a single note modulable by the blower which was used during the battles.
Carved mo[...]
Mask headdress dance, New Guinea, Papua, full of his Nassas (shells) & feathers. Braided set. Height: 40 cm (braided hard part) Diameter: 38 cm. Beautiful state of conservation and use, in its juice, [...]
This African sculpture is out of the ordinary. It sounds like a hunter's trophy.
Essence of indeterminate wood (but it is not ebony). The tusks are ivory.
Statuette representing a female character standing.
Wood has dark patina Senufo people, Ivory Coast Beautiful use patine, slits and a lack in the right buttock (see photo)
H: 25 cm
circa 1960
Superb and rare wooden mask with thick sacrificial patina height 31cm width 15cm Authentic dance mask DAN Côte d'Ivoire thick patina or we can see chicken feathers, the beard is composed of monkey hai[...]
Yoruba culture, Nigeria.
Wooden mask from the beginning of the 20th century.
Charming blue hair and very expressive look.
Dimensions :
Height: c. 21 cm.
Length: c. 32 cm.
Width: c. 21 cm.
Female worship statuette of the Kusu people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Very beautiful atin of use. The hole at the top of the head served to put the magic charge. Wood Slope
H.: 13.5 cm
[...]
Statue representing a naked woman kneeling and hands joined at the navel.
The face bears the traditional scarifications of the Youruba.
Youruba people, Benin / Nigeria
Brown patina wood, blue pig[...]
Statue representing a head.
This object was used during initiatory rites.
Lega people, Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire)
Honey patina wood, traces of kaolin, crack and lack at the base
. H.:[...]
Statue of the Bembé people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire).
It represents a standing man wearing certain colonial attributes. Beautiful patina honey. This kind of statues served to c[...]
I have often bought bookends, objects which, for a bibliomaniac of my kind are totally useless, but which constitute a mini-museum of sculptures at reasonable prices!
Here, to maintain your collecti[...]
Peigne africain
Corne
XXe, première moitié
Exotique beau peigne africain en corne, en forme de taureau surmonté perpendiculairement d'une figurine de femme qui en constitue le manche. Évoquant s[...]
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